BEND, OR – A group of concerned property owners and patrons of the Arnold Irrigation District (AID) have formally sued the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and AID in federal court for authorizing a new modernization project along a historic 12-mile canal in Deschutes County, alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, the WatershedContinue reading “Group of Arnold Irrigation Residents and Patrons Seek Relief, Ask Judge for a Review of Federal Agency Action”
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The Last Comment Allowed
Our attorney, Brian Sheets, submitted a letter yesterday evening (9/6) via e-mail to NRCS’s Ron Alvarado and Gary Diridoni. The main body is 4 pages with an additional 30 pages of supporting documentation. Here’s the text: The purpose of the additional 30-day comment period is to allow for new information or claims that issues weren’tContinue reading “The Last Comment Allowed”
Why You Should Oppose the Arnold Irrigation Piping Plan
For over 115 years the Arnold Irrigation District (AID) canal has been a resource for all residents of Deschutes County. The benefits of the canal accrue not only to the agricultural patrons of AID but also to a wider range of residents, wildlife and plants. The proposed piping of Arnold Irrigation Canal should alarm allContinue reading “Why You Should Oppose the Arnold Irrigation Piping Plan”
What Are Your Trees Worth?
Here’s a sample of how trees are valued. This is a simplified version of a professional arborist’s method and is not meant for legal or insurance purposes but it will give you a good idea of what your trees are worth. In this simplified example we’ll use the Trunk Formula Technique (TFT) from the InternationalContinue reading “What Are Your Trees Worth?”
Building a Flume
Bend Bulletin 11 May 1948 Arnold Irrigation district farmers will feel much more secure this season, with a new metal flume carrying water from the Deschutes river to the Arnold ditch. The new flume was rushed to completion this spring by R.P. Syverson, Bend contractor. Standing beside the flume after an inspection of the newContinue reading “Building a Flume”
Measure Your Trees
It’s easy to measure the height of your trees with your arm and a stick. First, measure the distance from your eye (or forehead) to your finger tips with your arm extended at eye height. Mark a stick at that length (or break it to length if it’s too long). With your fingers, hold theContinue reading “Measure Your Trees”
A Brief History of Arnold Irrigation
Excepts from “The Arnold Project”Toni Rae LinenbergerBureau of Reclamation History ProgramDenver, ColoradoResearch on Historic Reclamation Projects1996 Originally, the Deschutes River was known by the Klamath tribe as, Kolamkeni Koke, or “place where the wild root kolam grows.” Many years later Lewis and Clark, referred to the river by another Indian name Toworenhiooks after sighting itContinue reading “A Brief History of Arnold Irrigation”
What the Historic Flume will look like after AID piping
If you wonder what the Arnold Irrigation Districts plans to bury the Historic Flume will look like, here are two animations to illustrate the damage to the Wild & Scenic Deschutes River. The AID proposal is to build an Oregon State spec. road on top of “engineered fill”. In places the fill and road willContinue reading “What the Historic Flume will look like after AID piping”
A Recap and Update from Save Arnold Canal
Dear Neighbors, We’d like to present a bit of a recap of the recent milestones in the administrative process of the proposed Arnold Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization project and provide some pertinent information about what our opposition effort has planned going forward. We, like most of you, were made aware of the District’s plan toContinue reading “A Recap and Update from Save Arnold Canal”
Destroy The Historic Flume?
Before it enters the main canal, the water passes through an historic elevated flume along the banks of the river, including Lava Island Falls, a popular world class kayaking destination. Arnold Irrigation District proposes to bury the flume and construct a road on top of it that would be a mile-long eyesore visible from theContinue reading “Destroy The Historic Flume?”
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